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The 2002 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell won re-election to a fourth term. This election was McConnell's biggest margin of victory to date. It is the only election in which he won Franklin County, and the most recent in which he won urban Jefferson and Fayette counties. The latter two were the only Kentucky counties won by either Hillary Clintonin2016orJoe Bidenin2020, signifying their leftward drift.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Lois Combs Weinberg | 231,013 | 50.10% | |
| Democratic | Tom Barlow | 230,055 | 49.90% | |
| Total votes | 461,068 | 100.00% | ||
McConnell was unopposed.
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] | Safe R | November 4, 2002 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Mitch McConnell (R) |
Lois Weinberg (D) |
Other / Undecided |
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| SurveyUSA | October 28–30, 2002 | 705 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 66% | 29% | 4% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Mitch McConnell (incumbent) | 731,679 | 64.68% | +9.22% | |
| Democratic | Lois Combs Weinberg | 399,634 | 35.32% | -7.52% | |
| Majority | 332,045 | 29.35% | +16.74% | ||
| Total votes | 1,131,313 | 100.00% | |||
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